2024-10-29T13:59:33-05:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1188 PADRE DRIVE STE 101 SALINAS CA 93901 990 2023-07-01 942397544 MONTEREY AUDUBON SOCIETY MONT 8315408686 PO BOX 5656 CARMEL CA 93921 ROBERT HORN TREASURER 8315408686 2024-10-28 1 1 KIELY HOLCOMB CPA P01430569 8317596300 2024-10-28 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ROBERT HORN PO BOX 5656 CARMEL CA 93921 228960 0 X WWW.MONTEREYAUDUBON.ORG X 1942 CA DEDICATED TO CONSERVING AND CELEBRATING THE BIRDS AND WILDLIFE OF THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY. 10 10 1 35 0 0 0 138498 0 0 0 42025 0 0 0 180523 0 6000 0 0 0 54506 0 0 15620 0 57562 0 118068 0 62455 340782 403078 0 0 340782 403078 X THE MONTEREY AUDUBON SOCIETY IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CONSERVING AND CELEBRATING THE BIRDS AND WILDLIFE OF THE GREATER MONTEREY BAY REGION. OUR CHAPTER INCLUDES 1,200 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT MONTEREY AND PARTS OF SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. WE ENGAGE IN AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY SCIENCE, AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARD PROTECTING THE REGION'S BIRDS AND ITS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. 0 0 46578 6000 0 ANCILLARY PROGRAM SUPPORT IN EDUCATION, OUTREACH, BIRD CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION. PROMOTE NATURE LITERACY BY HOSTING MULTIPLE FREE MONTHLY FIELD TRIPS FOCUSING ON BEGINNERS, YOUTH, AND PARTICIPANTS WITH DISABILITIES, CONDUCTING PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOLS AND SENIOR CENTERS, AND ENGAGING IN PUBLIC OUTREACH AT FARMER'S MARKETS AND NATURE-THEMED COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIKE EARTH DAY AND WILDLIFE DAY, INVITING PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO CONNECT WITH THE BIRDS AROUND THEM.ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT BALANCE ACCESS TO NATURE ALONG WITH THE PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE SITES AND SPECIES, LEADING TO FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CITIES, AND NONPROFITS. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS OUTREACH: BIRD BANDING HANDLING AND DEMOS USING AVIAN BIOMETRICS, PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF SEABIRD MONITORING PROGRAM INFORMATION USING EBIRD SOFTWARE APPS AND OTHER METHODS, AVIAN CENSUS WORK THROUGHOUT MONTEREY COUNTY AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR OUR YOUNG BIRDERS BIRDING PROGRAM, SNOWY PLOVER GUARDIAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND OTHER RELATED EFFORTS.THERE ARE TWO GRANTS, THE LARGER GRANT WILL ENCOMPASS HIRING A GRAPHIC DESIGNER TO CREATE A DESCRIPTIVE MAP OF LOCATIONS AND BIRD SPECIES IN MONTEREY COUNTY AND IT WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH. THE SMALLER GRANT IS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR GRASSLAND "IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS" (IBA) PROJECTS TO MAKE BROCHURES OF THESE SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL ZONES AND INSTITUTE AN OUTREACH PROGRAM TO THE HISPANIC/MINORITY COMMUNITIES OF THE AREA. 15000 0 0 BLACK OYSTERCATCHER NESTING AND CENSUS MONITORING PROGRAM, FUNDING TWO BIOLOGISTS TO TABULATE NESTING AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND VIABILITY RATES ALONG THE MONTEREY BAY AREA SHORELINE. NUMEROUS VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AS WELL AS PAID PROFESSIONALS. GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS BIRD LOVERS BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT. 11976 0 0 WHALETAIL INTERN TRAINING FOR BLACK OYSTERCATCHER BIOMETRICS - RECRUITED AND PAID INTERNS FROM CSU MONTEREY BAY'S UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY CENTER TO ASSIST WITH MONITORING OF NESTING BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023, ALLOWING THEM TO FORGE A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION TO THE COAST AND DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM EXCEL IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD OF STUDY.THE INTERNS WERE SUPPORTED IN CREATING A SCHOLASTIC PROJECT, IN EITHER FORMAL ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH OR POLICY GUIDANCE, WITH THE HELP OF MONTEREY AUDUBON STAFF WHO SERVED AS THE MAIN MENTOR FOR THE DURATION OF THE INTERNSHIP. THE INTERNS CREATED A RESEARCH PROJECT FOR A FORMAL SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATION.THE MONTEREY AUDUBON STAFF MENTOR PROVIDED FORMAL INTRODUCTORY SESSIONS RELATED TO COASTAL ECOLOGY, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND SHOREBIRD BIOLOGY. A KEY PART OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE INTERNS BY PAYING THEM TO CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. 6375 0 0 PT. PINOS SEAWATCH - CENSUS OF MIGRATORY SEABIRDS ALONG THE FALL/WINTER FLYWAY OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN MONTEREY BAY REGION FROM A FIXED LAND-BASED OBSERVATION POINT AT PT. PINOS IN PACIFIC GROVE, CA. NUMEROUS INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC AS PROGRAMS ARE ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM SUN-UP UNTIL SUNSET FOR A 6-WEEK PERIOD. 5280 0 0 TORO CREEK BIRD BANDING PROGRAM (MAPS) - AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY SURVEY (NESTING SUCCESS) AND BIRD BANDING PROGRAM. ESTABLISHES BASELINE BREEDING SUCCESS AND POPULATION ESTIMATE IN THE TORO CREEK RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AT THE FT. ORD NATIONAL MONUMENT. OVER 100 STUDENTS IN PAST YEARS HAVE BENEFITED FROM ACTIVITIES. 11655 0 0 85209 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X ROBERT HORN 8315408686 500 GLENWOOD CIRCLE 225 MONTEREY CA 93940 X BLAKE MATHESON PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAWN WAGONER VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT HORN TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN LOOMIS SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN SCOTT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED HOCHSTAEDTER FIELD TRIP CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLOR HONRATH DONATIONS/MARKETING/DEVELOPMENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 KAI RUSSELL CONSERVATION/SPECIAL PROJECTS 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL GREENSTREET MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA COLE HR, PROMOTIONS & ADVERTISING 15.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8070 19870 110558 138498 15688 15688 74774 48437 26337 26337 26337 180523 0 0 42025 X 1500 1500 4500 4500 39256 23554 7851 7851 15250 9150 3050 3050 2865 2865 2589 2589 29535 29535 884 884 486 486 1029 1029 CONSERVATION 5744 5744 NEWSLETTER PRINTING 5304 5304 FUNDRAISING 4719 4719 NEWSLETTER POSTAGE 1691 1691 2716 2716 118068 85209 17239 15620 67465 115662 273317 287416 340782 403078 0 0 X 340782 403078 340782 403078 340782 403078 62455 -159 0 X 0 0 0 X 31305 25052 44096 92888 138498 331839 31305 25052 44096 92888 138498 331839 36663 295176 13000 12097 50010 14288 15688 105083 436922 1102 0.67560 0.58190 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS MAY FALL UNDER DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE: A) MONTEREY PENINSULA AUDUBON SOCIETY MEMBERS - MEMBERS WHO HAVE PAID DUES TO THE SOCIETY ONLY; B) NATIONAL MEMBERS - MEMBERS WHO HAVE PAID DUES TO NATIONAL AND ARE ADD TO THE MONTEREY PENINSULA AUDUBON SOCIETY ROSTER; C) JOINT MEMBERS - MEMBERS WHO HAVE PAID BOTH NATIONAL AND MONTEREY PENINSULA AUDUBON SOCIETY DUES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL MEETING SHOULD BE HELD IN MAY AT WHICH TIME OFFICERS WILL BE ELECTED AND THE TREASURER'S REPORT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS WILL BE DELIVERED. THIRTY MEMBERS OR 10% (WHICHEVER IS SMALLER) OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA AUDUBON SOCIETY LOCAL MEMBERSHIP IN GOOD STANDING SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP (IN GOOD STANDING) BY A VOICE VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE CONSTITUTION OF THE BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF ITS MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING PRESENT AT ANY REGULAR MEETING OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING THEREOF, REGULARLY CALLED, PROVIDED A QUOREM IS PRESENT OR REPRESENTED BY A PROXY, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT NOTICE OF SUCH AMENDMENTS SHALL HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA AUDUBON SOCIETY WEBSITE AND MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN NOTICE OF UPCOMING CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD TREASURER WILL REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,535. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,535.